Awning for vehicle-tops.



mnlPURsBL AWNING FOR. VEHICLE TOPS.

APPLICATION rman ran. 27, 1004. N0 IOD'EL.

"PATBNTED MAY 31,1904

Farzzkflidrsell I mormay UNITED STATES Patented May 31, 1904.

PATENT O FICE.

AWNING FOR VEHICLE-TOPS- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters ra a-m. 761,321, dated May 31, 1904..

Application filed February 27, 1904- Serial No. 195,689. (No model.) v

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known thatI, HARRY D. PURsELL, a citi-,

zen of the United States, residing at Washing- Tops, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to vehicle-top awnings; and the objects of my invention are to provide a detachable awning for vehicle-tops of superior construction and arrangement of parts, to so construct said awning as to permit of the same being folded in a compact form when not in use and to admit of its being readily and securely attached to and detached from the forward portion of avehicletop frame, and to produce other improvements, the details of which will be more fully pointed out hereinafter. These objects I accomplish in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a buggy-top, showing my improved awning attached thereto.

. awning and forward top bow, illustrating the parts with transverse casings 2, which extend from theouter edge of the body to points beyond the center of the width thereof. While three of these casings areindicated in the drawings, it is obvious that'anydesired number may be employed. Asshown in Fig. 4, one of the casings 2 is arranged near each end of the body 1, and said body: ends are preferably curved, as shown. Each of these curved ends has incased therein a suitable stiffenmg or reinforclng rod or material, such as'ls indicated Fig. 2 is a central transverse section of the at 3, which stiffening-rod-may consist of ratan or other semiflexible material. Those portions of the body 1 which are on the outer sides of the outer casings 2 form awning end pieces or flaps, which I have indicated at l, and to the outer portions of these end pieces are secured suitable attaching devices, such as straps 4.

5 represents attaching and supporting devices, each of which comprises'a rod of suit-- able length, one end portion of which is bent upon itself, resulting in the formation of a comparatively small end loop 5,- from which the bent member extends forward. in contact with the body of the rod, from which itis bent upwardly andthence downwardly to form a hook termination 5 In Fig. 4 of the drawings I have for the sake of clearness in illustration shown the central rod 5 turned at right angles from its normal or attaching position. The head portions of the rods 5 may be sewed through the loops 5 or at other suitable point to the body of the awning.

In attaching my improved awning to the buggy or other vehicle top, such as isindicatedat 6, the upturned and inwardly-bent hook portions 5" of the rods 5 are brought into engagement, as shown, with the upwardlyprojecting portion of the usual front valance 7 of the buggy-top, said hook portion being thus made to. embrace the valance, while the rearwardly extendingdoubled portion of the rod extends inwardly beneath the forward top how 8 in the manner illustrated in Fig; 2. As apreferablemanner of producing this connection the awning-body is first held so as to incline upward from the front of the vehicle-top to facilitate the engagement of the hooks with the valance-roll, said awning then being dropped or moved" downward to the usual front top-props 9, these connections thus insuring the retention of the side flaps in their proper depending positions.

It is obvious that when not desired for use in connection With a buggy-top the herein-described awning may be readily detached from said top and folded or rolled into compact form.

It will be understood that detachable awnings such as I have described can be utilized to advantage on buggy and other vehicle fronts for the purpose of shielding the occupants of the vehicle from sun, rain, or snow and that said device is of such construction as to permit of its being manufactured and furnished at comparatively loW cost.

Having now fully described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a detachable awning for vehicle-tops, the combination with a flexible awning-body, of hook projections connected at intervals therewith and projecting upwardly therefrom,

said hooks adapted to be engaged with the front valance and forward bow of a vehicletop.

2. In a detachable awning for vehicle-tops, the combination with a flexible awning-body l, of transverse stiffening-rods secured at intervals thereto, the inner end portions of said rods terminating in projecting hooks and the ends of said awning-body being provided with means for forming detachable connections with the sides of the vehicle-top.

3. In a detachable awning for vehicle-tops, the combination with a flexible awning-body, of hooks connected with said awning-body at intervals for producing a detachable connection of the same with the forward portion of a vehicle-top, and means for engaging the front bolts of the top-props.

HARRY I). PURSELL.

In presence of \V. H. DIAL, G. M. USTICK. 

